Publications

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• Sando, R., et al. 2026. Streamflow and Surface-Water Presence Data Availability Across the Conterminous United States: A Review for Headwater Systems. Hydrological Processes, 40(5), e70572. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70572

• Lane, C. R., D’Amico, E., Christensen, J. R., Golden, H. E., Cheng, F. Y., Hammond, J. C., et al. 2026. Identifying Headwater Streams across the Conterminous United States. Ecosystems, 29(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-025-01041-z

• Golden, H. E., et al. 2025. Advancing the science of headwater streamflow for global water protection. Nature Water. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00351-1

• Cheng, F., Park, J., Kumar, M., Basu, N. 2023. Disconnectivity matters: the outsized role of small ephemeral wetlands in landscape-scale nutrient retention Environmental Research Letters. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/acab17

• Cheng, F., Gall, H., Mashtare, M., Lee, L., and Basu, N. 2021. Nevertheless, they persisted: Can hyporheic zones increase the persistence of estrogens in streams? Water Resources Research. doi:10.1029/2020WR028518

• Cheng, F., Van Meter, K., Byrnes, D., and Basu, N. 2020. Maximizing US nitrate removal through wetland protection and restoration. Nature. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-03042-5

• Cheng, F. and Basu, N. 2017. Biogeochemical hotspots: Role of small water bodies in landscape nutrient processing. Water Resources Research. doi: 10.1002/2016WR020102